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SHOW HN2014

25points
7comments
#1,101of 2,272 in 2014
Top 49%of 2014 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.

Execution: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Good idea for finding TV shows, excellent concept

    From 3 comments
    • I searched for 'the IT Crowd' and it got something that 'the IT Crowd' guy was in and not the actual IT crowd. Looks like a good idea. I am sure I saw something like this for…
      dredwerker on HN
    • This is amazing. Except idk how long MPAA will let it last. :/
      mkaziz on HN
    • I love how he did the about page, it has everything I'd want to know, neatly done!
      larrybolt on HN
  • About page is clear and complete

    From 1 comment
    • I love how he did the about page, it has everything I'd want to know, neatly done!
      larrybolt on HN

Objections

  • Search returns wrong results, e.g. 'The Unit' episode for 'Special Unit 2'

    From 2 comments
    • The search for Special Unit 2, for some reason pegged an episode of "The Unit" for Ep1. A way to tag a show/episode as incorrect would probably be helpful.
      steverb on HN
    • I searched for 'the IT Crowd' and it got something that 'the IT Crowd' guy was in and not the actual IT crowd. Looks like a good idea. I am sure I saw something like this for…
      dredwerker on HN
  • May face copyright takedown from MPAA or similar

    From 2 comments
    • This is amazing. Except idk how long MPAA will let it last. :/
      mkaziz on HN
    • megaupload did much of the same, no? And this is very flagrantly assisting copyright violation. Of course, if they were smart, they'd just use this to find the content to issue…
      mkaziz on HN

Requests

  • Add a way to flag incorrect show or episode matches

    From 1 comment
    • The search for Special Unit 2, for some reason pegged an episode of "The Unit" for Ep1. A way to tag a show/episode as incorrect would probably be helpful.
      steverb on HN
  • Add more shows, possibly via automated YouTube search and verification

    From 1 comment
    • Yeah, a little while ago there was a Show:HN for movies. It was: http://pegleg.it/ It needs more movies to be added though. Maybe it could automatically search YT for every movie…
      carlosrt on HN

Alternatives named

  • Pegleg.it, a similar movie search site

    From 1 comment
    • Yeah, a little while ago there was a Show:HN for movies. It was: http://pegleg.it/ It needs more movies to be added though. Maybe it could automatically search YT for every movie…
      carlosrt on HN

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